Tour Operators
Sunwing Brings Back Popular BOGO Sale
Sunwing has brought back its popular BOGO sale. When booking by Nov. 16, travellers can buy one vacation package and get the second at 50% off from a range of resorts across the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America. The offer is good for departure dates from January 2019 onwards. Vacationers can also take advantage of cruise packages with Norwegian Cruise Line departing from select airports throughout February. Travellers can stretch their travel budget even further by taking advantage of an array of perks such as Kids Stay, Play and Eat Free deals, unlimited specialty...
Driven To Make Travel Matter
“We've learned many lessons,” said Brett Tollman, chief executive of The Travel Corporation (TTC), when asked about TTC's TreadRight Foundation's first decade, explaining: “We keep learning, which I think is part of any successful process.” Tollman told Canadian Travel Press during a recent interview that one of the key lessons that TreadRight learned was that: “Initially, we let our brands choose their projects and then we'd try to assist them with managing the charitable foundations which they chose. Subsequently, we found it much better if we let them get on with selling and...
Trafalgar Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of D-Day
To commemorates the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, (June 6, 2019), during the Second World War, Trafalgar has introduced a 10-day special interest trip across four European countries, D-Day Beaches and Battlefields 75th Anniversary. On this meaningful journey through the battlefields of WWI and WWII, clients will remember the millions of lives lost in these 20th century conflicts. They will explore the poignant moments of the Battle of Britain, D-Day Landing, infamous Somme and the Battle of Dunkirk immortalized forever in the museums, memorials and cemeteries that dot the...
ACV Offers Free Travel Protection
For a limited time, Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is offering its travel protection CareFlex and CareFree plans free for winter vacations to Mexico, the Caribbean or South America. ACV's comprehensive travel protection plans include free seat selection, year-round Price Drop Guarantee, StormGuard and a $50 waiver on administration change fees. “We really like CareFree and CareFlex because together they offer so much peace of mind for the consumer. It allows them to change, transfer or even cancel their booking with refund before the departure date. It’s a wonderful closing tool for...
Spark Your Sense of Wander With Collette
Travel trade personnel were treated to a number of “explorative experiences” last night in Toronto as Collette hosted an Explorations launch party. Attendees were able to “journey” through the lavender fields of France, try their hand at truffle rolling as you might on a tour of Switzerland, get a henna tattoo (see picture below) as found on Collette's Mysteries of India excursion, taste a Pisco Sour like you might try while in Machu Picchu or the Galapagos Islands or get their picture taken in front of a wall mural like you might find in Colombia. Collette's new line of...
Fly Free With ACV
For a limited time, Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is offering an exclusive fly for free deal on select bookings of Celebrity Cruises. Until Nov. 25, when travellers book a Celebrity cruise to Europe departing from Rome, Barcelona, London, Athens or Venice, the first and second guest in the stateroom will fly for free and pay only flight taxes. This offer is valid for bookings of an oceanview stateroom or higher for select sailings between March 1 and Oct. 31, 2019. With non-stop flights from Toronto, clients can take advantage of itineraries like a seven-night Eastern Mediterranean...
TTAND Welcomes Its Partners In Toronto
The Travel Agent Next Door (TTAND) welcomed a high-profile group of about 60 travel trade VIPs to its annual Open House in Toronto last night (Nov. 8), taking the opportunity to show off it's new office space, talk about its philosophy and growth and offer some insights on what makes the home-based (or independent contractors) retail travel group different from the competition. TTAND founder, Flemming Friisdahl welcomed the crowd, noting that over the four and a half years that the group has been around, it has stayed true to its philosophy that anything it does has to be a win for its...
Going Solo With Just You
Nick Roberti says his British-based employer Just You is the perfect antidote for those who dread the thought of sharing a room with a fellow vacationer who will be sawing wood loudly throughout the night. Just You – which uses the tagline “solo adventures together” – is the only tour operator in Canada specifically catering to those who wish to travel with a group, but without a roommate, he says. The company – which doesn't charge single supplements – won't book two people into the same room on one of its itineraries. Those wanting to share a room with a partner must book...